LVEYN/1

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:1065
Nash-Williams/1950:410
Site:LVEYN
Discovery:non-arch dig, 1900 workmen
History:
Geology:
Dimensions:0.69 x 0.38 x 0.04 (converted from RomillyAllen/1902)
Setting:on ground
Location:on site
Last published location is in the church at Llanveynoe.
Form:cross-marked
Condition:incomplete , some
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; plain; square; none; none; none; plain
Decorations:no other decoration

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Inscriptions


LVEYN/1/1     Pictures

Readings

Allen, R. (1902):{**~*} {*} | IH~R
Expansion:
[A] W IHS XPC
Translation:
Alpha Christos Omega Iesos.
Allen/1902 239 concise discussion
Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):[A] W | I~H~S~ || X~P~C~
Expansion:
[A] W IHS XPC
Macalister/1949 189 concise discussion
Nash-Williams, V.E. (1950):[A]W | IHS || XP~C
Expansion:
[A] W IHS XPC
Translation:
(The cross of) Alpha (and) Omega. Jesus Christ.
Nash-Williams/1950 221 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:inc ; broad ; on cross ; undecorated
Nash-Williams/1950, 221: `The convex face bears a deeply cut plain outline Latin cross, with symmetrically disposed inscribed monograms'.
Incision:inc
Nash-Williams/1950, 221: `deeply cut'.
Date:900 - 999 (Allen/1902)
Language:Greek (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Nash-Williams/1950, 221: `Round half-uncials'.
Legibility:good
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

Names

References


LVEYN/1/2     Pictures

Readings

Allen, J. (1902):H{A}ERDUR FECIT | CRUCEM | ISTAM
Expansion:
HAERDUR FECIT CRUCEM ISTAM
Translation:
Haerdur (PN) made this cross.
Allen/1902 239, Plate concise discussion
Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):H{A}ERDUR[..]FECIT | CRUCEM | IST{A}M
Expansion:
HAERDUR[..] FECIT CRUCEM ISTAM
Macalister/1949 189 concise discussion
Nash-Williams, V.E. (1950):HAESDURFECIT | CRUCEM | ISTAM
Expansion:
HAESDUR FECIT CRUCEM ISTAM
Translation:
Haesdur (PN) made this cross.
Expansion:
HAERDUR FECIT CRUCEM ISTAM
Translation:
Haerdur (PN) made this cross.
Nash-Williams/1950 221 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
Position:inc ; broad ; beside cross ; undivided
Nash-Williams/1950, 221: `In the field to the r[ight]. of the cross stem is a Latin inscription ... in three lines vertically downwards'.
Incision:incised
Nash-Williams/1950, 221: `rudely scored'.
Date:900 - 999 (Allen/1902)
Language:Latin (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Nash-Williams/1950, 221: `round half-uncials, with the (capital) A's disposed vertically'.
Legibility:good
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

Names

References